Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
Today, 02:23 AM
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The small one is Danish. I acquired it in a...
The small one is Danish. I acquired it in a souvenir shop decades ago, where someone had hafted actual prehistoric fragments - this was the best (most complete) of the bunch. A more intact and...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
Yesterday, 10:17 PM
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Two Stone Axes
Another thread on Oceanic artifacts (http://vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=31086) brought up the subject of Mount Hagen, Papua, New Guinea axes and that brought to mind these two axes, the...
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Forum: European Armoury
24th December 2025, 07:53 AM
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Ewart Oakeshott would surely have approved of...
Ewart Oakeshott would surely have approved of your grip reconstruction! It looks nice and also lets you "feel" the sword in your hand as a sword.
Thank you for the link to the article and the...
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Forum: European Armoury
21st December 2025, 07:20 PM
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Here is an image of one end of the guard of...
Here is an image of one end of the guard of another Oakeshott type Xa sword, specifically Xa.3 in Oakeshott's Records of the Medieval Sword. Unfortunately, this image really does not well represent...
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Forum: European Armoury
21st December 2025, 03:10 AM
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I suspect this sword is, at this point, one of...
I suspect this sword is, at this point, one of the most closely examined and analyzed swords out there, with nothing yet denting my enthusiasm towards it. :)
Below are the remains of a sword of...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th December 2025, 01:36 AM
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I enjoyed the video, thank you Werecow. I did...
I enjoyed the video, thank you Werecow. I did have an opportunity to hold that (Bashford Dean) Alexandria Arsenal sword several years ago. I neither swung or flexed it though.
Another Alexandria...
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Forum: European Armoury
23rd November 2025, 04:57 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd November 2025, 06:35 PM
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I will entirely agree that the strapping on my...
I will entirely agree that the strapping on my sheath is designed for left side carry and right side cross draw. Maybe it may actually have been used with the knife in the past as the knife is narrow...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd November 2025, 08:08 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd November 2025, 01:02 AM
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Below is a picture of the sheath and knife...
Below is a picture of the sheath and knife oriented as they would be looking down if belted to the wearer's left side. With the decorated face out, the distal curve of the sheath is reversed compared...
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Forum: European Armoury
21st November 2025, 03:03 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th November 2025, 01:20 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th November 2025, 01:16 AM
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Thank you gentlemen for your comments and...
Thank you gentlemen for your comments and insights. Though the knife and the sheath clearly did not start together, both show some age and neither shows evidence of meddling that I can discern aside...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th November 2025, 09:49 PM
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My suspicions
The regular html pages and forum images are on one server along with the scripts for Vbulletin while the SQL database is on a different server. I believe that we see these various errors when the two...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th November 2025, 04:13 PM
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Knife with a Spanish Influence?
I acquired this knife in 1973 in a general antiques shop in Laguna Beach, California for $75, described on the receipt as a "Spanish knife" and presented, if I recall correctly, as a relic of Old...
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Forum: European Armoury
3rd November 2025, 07:41 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
3rd November 2025, 09:39 AM
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Forum: European Armoury
31st October 2025, 06:05 PM
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A most attractive fluted shield. The design...
A most attractive fluted shield. The design reminds me of linenfold paneling.
I'll add my own solitary shield of this sort - strictly munitions grade - really heavy and with what the seller...
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Forum: Ethnographic Miscellania
23rd October 2025, 04:50 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
17th October 2025, 06:00 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
17th October 2025, 05:37 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
16th October 2025, 04:24 PM
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Thank you Gentlemen!
The numbers on the...
Thank you Gentlemen!
The numbers on the 'maps' are the points where a reading was taken. I was using an Olympus Vanta handheld XRF device, so the 'points' measured are of about a quarter of an...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th October 2025, 09:07 PM
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I watched a demonstration of koftgari technique...
I watched a demonstration of koftgari technique at the bladesmith's seminar I attended the weekend before last. The technique can give a lot of surface glitter for a very, very small amount of gold....
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Forum: European Armoury
13th October 2025, 04:35 PM
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A big surprise for me as well, though I suspect...
A big surprise for me as well, though I suspect more will be found as additional collections are surveyed with this technology. My survey was designed to disclose elemental variations associated with...
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Forum: European Armoury
10th October 2025, 06:34 PM
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